TELECOMS tycoon Emmet Memery’s Oyster Group is investing €35m in launching a virtual mobile network and mobile lifestyle brand. 40,000 of the group’s high-spending customers in small and medium-size businesses will have access to concert tickets, exclusive venues, airport and city centre lounges and an exclusive concierge service. The brand … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2007
JP ranks in world’s top 100 traders
Published by 22 April, 2007. By John Reynolds JP McManus is the only Irishman among the world’s 100 highest earning traders. Dominated by New York and London-based dealmakers, the list is topped by Houston-based natural gas trader John Arnold who made up to €1.5bn. Trader Monthly magazine ranks McManus at … Continue reading
The Independent: Business Interview: Sir Gerry Robinson
When the ‘upstart caterer’ was defeated in his bid for Rentokil, he didn’t lick his wounds but set about healing the NHS. ‘The police might be next’ for the TV troubleshooter By John Reynolds Published: 21 April 2007 A Georgian country pile, tucked away outside the sleepy village of … Continue reading
Aid for Ryanair’s US routes if they get off the ground
Sunday April 15th 2007 JOHN REYNOLDS and JOHN MULLIGAN RYANAIR’S new transatlantic offshoot can expect lucrative incentives in Ireland and the US when it launches new routes to the US, the Sunday Independent has learned. Michael O’Leary’s tough bargaining style is likely to deliver State job-creation grants, marketing support and … Continue reading